Metaphor in spanish colloquial language

Аннотация

The author investigates the metaphor phenomenon in Spanish colloquial language. The difference between the metaphor of language and the metaphor of the colloquial speech is concreted. The author determines special features of the colloquial metaphor and its functions. Varieties of functions are explained using concrete linguistic material. Stable productive groups of Spanish colloquial metaphors are distinguished, according to their main subjects.